YG
Yaoming Gong (Steven)
Current licenceFull licence
YG
Yaoming Gong (Steven)
Current licenceFull licence
- Licensed since 2008
- 18 years
- Published IPT appeals
- 22
- Appeals allowed, where decided
- 2 of 20
- Licence number
- 200800533
About this licence
Yaoming Gong holds a current full licence from the Immigration Advisers Authority, first issued in 2008. The register places them at Destination Immigration Consultancy Co. Limited in Auckland. Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name them as representative in 22 appeals.
- Licence number
- 200800533
- Licence type
- Full
- First licensed
- 2008
- Last issued
- 13 February 2026
- Expires
- 12 February 2027
- Role
- Director
Mirrors the IAA register, refreshed October 2026. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.
Register context
Where this licence sits in the register as at October 2026. Every figure comes from the IAA public register; none is editorial.
- First licensed in 2008, alongside 46 others from that year still licensed today. About 97% of the 1,752 immigration advisers holding a current licence were first licensed more recently.
- Holds one of 1,438 full licences on the current register.
- One of 823 currently licensed immigration advisers based in Auckland.
- Practises alongside 2 other licensed immigration advisers at Destination Immigration Consultancy Co. Limited.
- The register records 18 filings for this licence between 13 February 2009 and 17 February 2026.
Immigration and Protection Tribunal record
22 published appealsAllowed 2Other 2Dismissed 18
| Appeal type | Outcomes | Published | Allowed share | All appellants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residence: skilled migrant | 14 | Allowed 8% of 13 | All appellants 48% | |
| Residence: parent | 2 | Under 5 decided | All appellants 38% | |
| Residence: from work & Green List | 2 | Under 5 decided | All appellants 60% | |
| Residence: partnership | 1 | Under 5 decided | All appellants 54% | |
| Deportation: non-resident | 1 | Under 5 decided | All appellants 37% | |
| Residence: business investor | 1 | Under 5 decided | All appellants 48% | |
| Residence: business entrepreneur | 1 | Under 5 decided | All appellants 43% | |
| All types | 2 allowed, 18 dismissed, 2 other | 22 | Allowed 10% of 20 |
A percentage shows only where 5 or more appeals were decided. An appeal outcome says as much about the case and which cases are taken on as about the representation.
Appeals by type
22 published appealsAllowed 2Other 2Dismissed 18
| Appeal type | Outcomes | Published | Allowed share | All appellants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residence: skilled migrant | 14 | Allowed 8% of 13 | All appellants 48% | |
| Residence: parent | 2 | Under 5 decided | All appellants 38% | |
| Residence: from work & Green List | 2 | Under 5 decided | All appellants 60% | |
| Residence: partnership | 1 | Under 5 decided | All appellants 54% | |
| Deportation: non-resident | 1 | Under 5 decided | All appellants 37% | |
| Residence: business investor | 1 | Under 5 decided | All appellants 48% | |
| Residence: business entrepreneur | 1 | Under 5 decided | All appellants 43% | |
| All types | 2 allowed, 18 dismissed, 2 other | 22 | Allowed 10% of 20 |
Allowed share is allowed appeals out of those decided either way, shown only at 5 or more decided. All appellants is the same share across every published decision of that type. See appeal success rates in New Zealand.
Published decisions
Newest first| Decision | Appeal type | Date | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| [2026] NZIPT 207371aResidence: parent, February 2026 | Residence: parent | 12 February 2026 | Dismissed/declined |
| [2025] NZIPT 207190aResidence: skilled migrant, June 2025 | Residence: skilled migrant | 26 June 2025 | Dismissed/declined |
| [2025] NZIPT 207182eResidence: parent, April 2025 | Residence: parent | 28 April 2025 | Allowed |
| [2025] NZIPT 207129aResidence: from work & Green List, March 2025 | Residence: from work & Green List | 6 March 2025 | Dismissed/declined |
| [2022] NZIPT 206442aResidence: partnership, June 2022 | Residence: partnership | 29 June 2022 | Dismissed/declined |
| [2021] NZIPT 206187aResidence: from work & Green List, August 2021 | Residence: from work & Green List | 30 August 2021 | No jurisdiction |
| [2020] NZIPT 205751aResidence: skilled migrant, September 2020 | Residence: skilled migrant | 8 September 2020 | Dismissed/declined |
| [2020] NZIPT 504954Deportation: non-resident, June 2020 | Deportation: non-resident | 24 June 2020 | Dismissed/declined |
| [2016] NZIPT 203550aResidence: business investor, October 2016 | Residence: business investor | 26 October 2016 | Dismissed/declined |
| [2016] NZIPT 203027aResidence: skilled migrant, March 2016 | Residence: skilled migrant | 24 March 2016 | Dismissed/declined |
| [2016] NZIPT 202962aResidence: skilled migrant, February 2016 | Residence: skilled migrant | 9 February 2016 | Dismissed/declined |
| [2015] NZIPT 202778aResidence: skilled migrant, October 2015 | Residence: skilled migrant | 16 October 2015 | Dismissed/declined |
| [2015] NZIPT 202318aResidence: business entrepreneur, August 2015 | Residence: business entrepreneur | 25 August 2015 | Dismissed/declined |
| [2015] NZIPT 202577Residence: skilled migrant, July 2015 | Residence: skilled migrant | 23 July 2015 | No jurisdiction |
| [2014] NZIPT 202034aResidence: skilled migrant, November 2014 | Residence: skilled migrant | 19 November 2014 | Dismissed/declined |
| [2014] NZIPT 201484aResidence: skilled migrant, February 2014 | Residence: skilled migrant | 26 February 2014 | Dismissed/declined |
| [2013] NZIPT 201387aResidence: skilled migrant, December 2013 | Residence: skilled migrant | 19 December 2013 | Dismissed/declined |
| [2013] NZIPT 201239aResidence: skilled migrant, September 2013 | Residence: skilled migrant | 13 September 2013 | Dismissed/declined |
| [2013] NZIPT 201524aResidence: skilled migrant, August 2013 | Residence: skilled migrant | 30 August 2013 | Dismissed/declined |
| [2013] NZIPT 201662aResidence: skilled migrant, August 2013 | Residence: skilled migrant | 30 August 2013 | Dismissed/declined |
| [2009] NZIPT 16198eResidence: skilled migrant, July 2009 | Residence: skilled migrant | 6 July 2009 | Allowed |
| [2009] NZIPT 16226aResidence: skilled migrant, June 2009 | Residence: skilled migrant | 30 June 2009 | Dismissed/declined |
Showing 20 of 22 decisions
Decisions name the representative by initial and surname only, so a decision is listed only where that name points to this immigration adviser with certainty; this record may be incomplete.
Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal decisions
No published decisions of the Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal were matched to Yaoming Gong. A decision is linked to a profile only once the decision itself confirms which immigration adviser it concerns. Published decisions are listed in the tribunal decisions archive. If a decision is missing, .
Licence history
18 filings on the register- Full licence issued - Renewal17 February 2026
- Full licence - Renewal13 February 2025
- Full licence - Renewal13 February 2024
- Full licence - Renewal13 February 2023
- Full licence - Renewal13 February 2022
- Full licence - Renewal13 February 2021
- Full licence - Renewal13 February 2020
- Full licence - Renewal13 February 2019
- Full licence - Renewal13 February 2018
- Full licence - Renewal13 February 2017
- Full licence - Renewal13 February 2016
- Full licence - Renewal13 February 2015
- Full licence - Renewal13 February 2014
- Full licence - Renewal13 February 2013
- Full licence - Renewal13 February 2012
- Full licence - Renewal13 February 2011
- Full licence - Renewal13 February 2010
- Full licence - Initial application13 February 2009
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As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records Yaoming Gong as holding a current full licence, number 200800533, which expires on 12 February 2027. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.
The register records a full licence. Under section 19 of the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, the Registrar may grant a full licence to an applicant with overall competence in all areas of immigration advice.
The register places Yaoming Gong at Destination Immigration Consultancy Co. Limited in Auckland, as at the refresh in October 2026.
No matched published decisions. No published decision of the Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal has been matched to Yaoming Gong; a decision is linked to a profile only once the decision itself confirms which immigration adviser it concerns.
Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name Yaoming Gong as representative in 22 appeals.
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